Farmers on the Front Line

Good Stewardship is Top Defense of Export Markets from Unapproved Traits

It's vital that farmers communicate with their local co-ops, grain elevators, ethanol plants and any other buyers to make sure they know the business's protocol on unapproved traits, according to American Soybean Association president Ray Gaesser. (DTN file photo by Jim Patrico)
It's vital that farmers communicate with their local co-ops, grain elevators, ethanol plants and any other buyers to make sure they know the business's protocol on unapproved traits, according to American Soybean Association president Ray Gaesser. (DTN file photo by Jim Patrico)
As harvest nears, farmers need to make sure any corn they planted that contains biotech traits not approved in major export markets stays out of export channels.

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